An Iranian government official says the Islamic Republic will allow some BBC journalists to report there for a week’s time. The BBC had no immediate comment in London. Culture Ministry spokesman
The No. 1 Cosa Nostra fugitive communicates with henchmen using written messages buried in dirt or hidden under boulders on sheep ranches and comes and goes from Sicily, possibly thanks
PAKISTAN-INDIA Pakistani and Indian border guards trade gunfire and mortar shells along their disputed border in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing two Pakistanis and an Indian. At least 14
Thriller novels can be more than just scary tales intended to give readers goose bumps, especially when they carry underlying educational messages. A local writer, whose latest horror story is
Wynn Macau has donated MOP80 million to the University of Macau Development Foundation (UMDF) in support of education and young people’s determination to succeed, the casino operator said in a
Five Filipino men were arrested on Monday for spraying black graffiti on the heritage architecture in St. Lazarus district. The Judiciary Police (PJ) believes that the “playful act” constitutes a
A Jetstar Pacific Airlines daily flight between Macau and Hanoi was launched in March 2014; however, it was suspended shortly after, when violence escalated in Vietnam over a disputed oil
The Health Bureau (SSM) has confirmed that two Macau citizens sought treatment at Kiang Wu Hospital after eating sandwiches from popular Taiwanese brand Horng Ryen Jen. The Hong Kong food watchdog
The local delegation participating in this year’s Special Olympics in Los Angeles has claimed a total of 87 medals, including 35 gold, 24 silver and 28 bronze medals. Macau’s athletes
The Good Shepherd Center has provided shelter to two underage girls who have been lured into practicing prostitution here since January, Sister Juliana Devoy told newspaper Tribuna de Macau. Authorities have
The Talents Development Committee’s task force subgroup promoting its “Elites Nurturing Plan” held a meeting last Friday. There it listened to Melco Crown Entertainment’s chief human resources officer introduce the
According to a statement issued by MGM, main floor table game wins dropped 19 percent and slot wins dropped 26 percent. VIP table game wins were down 46 percent. The
Public bus operator New Era is at the top of the list of citizens’ complaints over Macau’s public bus system, according to data provided by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) to
The Vietnamese government has reviewed a major plan to establish a special economic zone on Phu Quoc Island off mainland Kien Giang Province and has assigned the Ministry of Planning
The Laotian section of the Golden Triangle, which intersects with Thailand and Myanmar and has long been known for producing drugs, has become a gambling destination for Chinese gamblers. According to
The third “Community Care Campaign” this year, which ran from July 20 to 31, launched a host of activities that served various underprivileged groups including the elderly, the mentally challenged,
German luxury automaker BMW saw net profit slip 1 percent in the second quarter amid higher costs to bring out new vehicles and a tougher market in China, a major
Toyota’s profit for April-June rose 10 percent on perks from a cheap yen and cost reduction efforts that offset lower vehicle sales. Toyota Motor Corp. had a fiscal first quarter profit
The U.K. government said yesterday it sold 5.4 percent of taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland for 2.1 billion pounds (USD3.3 billion) as it begins to shed a majority stake acquired
The most interesting financial proposal for the purchase of Portugal’s Novo Banco is the one from the Chinese insurance group Anbang, offering 3.2 billion euros in currency and a further
Indonesia will renew its defense of East Timor’s admission to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the 48th meeting of foreign ministers from that organization’s member countries,
China’s sweeping drive against corruption has again turned to the country’s sports programs, with the head of the national volleyball program the latest to be targeted. The ruling party’s corruption
A Beijing policeman rescued a newborn baby who was stuck face-down in a public toilet, reaching his arm down into the pipe to gently pull out the infant, police and
South Korea said yesterday that it had agreed to a 85.1 billion won (USD73 million) deal with a Chinese-led consortium to salvage a ferry that sunk in an accident that
Malaysia yesterday called for more efforts to find a peaceful solution to rising tensions in the disputed South China Sea, as the U.S. and the Philippines said they would demand that China stop land
South Korea’s president has decided to replace her health minister, officials said yesterday, in the wake of criticism over the government’s handling of the MERS virus outbreak that killed 36
New devastation is feared in Myanmar as water from the badly flooded central and northern regions flows down rivers to the country’s more populous areas. The U.N. Office for the
A New Zealander who was the last surviving pilot from the specialized World War II “Dambuster” mission targeting German infrastructure died yesterday. Les Munro was 96. The team of top pilots secretly trained
Pakistan executed a man yesterday convicted of killing a 7-year-old boy in 2004 when his family and lawyers say he was just 14 years old, despite international outcry over his sentence,
President Barack Obama unveiled the final version of his plan to dramatically cut emissions from U.S. power plants, as he warned anew that climate change will threaten future generations if left unchecked. Touting
Customs officials at Zurich airport have seized 262 kilograms of ivory that three Chinese men had dispatched from Tanzania, contraband that may have come from up to 50 elephants, Swiss
Yemen’s pro-government troops were fighting pockets of resistance outside a key military base in the country’s south yesterday, a day after they seized it from Shiite rebels, military officials said. The
The 36-year-old actress’ body was discovered in the early hours of this morning by two doctors who were called to her Brentwood home by a concerned housekeeper. The doctors were forced
A German court says a municipal bus mechanic can have hundreds of euros (dollars) in back pay for time spent changing into his work clothes — but not for time
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